BHRC strongly condemns the Killing of unarmed Baloch civilians in Turbat By Pakistani  security forces

Press Release

The newly formed Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) in London held an emergency meeting and discussed  Pakistani  paramilitary (Frontier Constabulary)  firing on innocent unarmed civilians  gathered in Turbat on 25 August 2008 to commemorate the 2^nd martyrdom anniversary of Great Baloch Leader Nawab Akbar Bugti.  According to the media reports 1 innocent person has been killed on the spot and 10 people have been injured by Pakistani paramilitary force's  indiscriminate firing. The person shot dead is named as Altaf Buledahi and among the injured was a journalist named Irshad Akhtar who has undergone serious surgery  in hospital and his condition is said to be critical.

Baloch Human Rights Council  condemns in strongest terms the heinous crimes of Pakistani  para military forces committed  on innocent , unarmed civilians in Turbat,  attempting to commemorate and pay tributes to their Great Baloch national politician Nawab Bugti who was target killed by Pakistani army 2 yrs ago in Tratani Kohalu district area of Balochistan.  The same Pakistani military did not even handed over the dead body of Nawab to his family for  burial. His burial took place under the noose of Pakistani military guns and paramilitary forces which was inhuman, unislamic immoral and criminal.

Turbat  firing on unarmed civilians is another repeated act of Pakistan's military establishment   to fulfill their dream of Baloch genocide. BHRC regards this Pakistani  paramilitary action on civilians as barbaric and inhuman.

BHRC extends its deepest sympathy and condolences to the family of shaheed Altaf Buledahi and pray for rapid recovery of the injured and demand from the  government for the arrest  of the Pakistani soldiers responsible for indiscriminate firing on the crowd.

BHRC requests the Chief Minister , Governor, Home Minister and members of provincial assembly of Balochistan to intervene and play their human , moral and above all Balochi  role in stopping Baloch massacre by Pakistani army.

BHRC also requests in particular Asif Zardari who is a Baloch and PPP in general who  is currently ruling Pakistan, Nawaz sharif being the Shere-e -Punjab  and Asfand Yaar Wali, partner in the coalition government to record their protest against Pakistan army operation in Balochistan and play their political and moral and human role to stop ongoing  army operation against Baloch civilians in Balochistan.

Balochs are human beings a peaceful nation who want to live in peace in their own homeland with dignity,  integrity and prosperity with their neighborhood and world at large and  has the  natural   god given right to protect and defend  their land and resources, socioeconomic and  political rights and above all to commemorate  their  heroes.

BHRC is justified in calling United nation (UN), NATO forces, European Union  and international community and other human rights organizations to take notice of the Pakistani army's ferocious atrocities against Baloch civilians and to intervene to stop killing Baloch civilians and their massacre by Pakistani army.

 A. Samad Baloch

Gen. Secretary

Baloch Human Rights Council

London  (UK)                                              Dated: 27 August 2008